As President Nixon's deputy campaign committee head, Magruder helped authorize the unsuccessful break in of the Democratic National Committee's headquarters on June 17, 1972.
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Defying expectations of a close vote that would require a coalition government, opposition leader Narendra Modi and his BJP party won India's election outright, by a huge margin.
Read More »Minnesota’s Legislature OKs Medical Marijuana
The state is poised to become the 22nd to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
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